Plow.



G. & M. D. P1111.

PLOW.

APPLICATION Hmm Jump, 1911.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

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GEORGE FAIR AND MILTON D. FAIR, OF FLAINE, MICHIGAN.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

application filed .Tune 8, 1911. Serial No. 631,995`

To all i/*rom it muy concern.'

Be it known that we. (tnonon FMR and Bft'iL'roN T). Fam, citizens ot the United States, residing at Blaine, in the countyot' St. Clair` State ot' Michigan, have invented certain ,new and useful improvements in llows: and we. do hereby declare the -following to be a t'ull` elear7 and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains` to make and use the same.

'Ihis invention relates to new and use't'ul improvements in plows and more particularly to that class adapted to be used Ytor the purpose ot' removing beets t'roin the ground.

An object ot this invention is the provision of a plow comprising a beam 'from which depends a standard supporting a shoe, the said shoe provided with a lifting means for the purpose of removing beets or the like from the ground without danger of injury thereto.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a plow which consists of a beam from which extends a downwardly projecting standard having secured to its lower end a shoe provided with an enlarged point and a lit'ting plate secured to said shoe and point and to the standard by means ot' a suitable bracket which serves to retain the various parts in their normal positions.

A further object` of this invention is to improve and simplify devices ot this character rendering them comparatively simple and inexpensive to iminut'acture, reliable and etheient in use and readily operated.

l With the above and other objects in view this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved plow. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line .3m-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective View of the standard bracket. Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view ot the standard.l Fig. o is a detailed perspective view o't' the shoe. Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view of the point. Fig. 8 is a detailed perspective view ot' the ltting board.

Fig. t) is a detailed bracket.

Referring toI the drawings h v cluiraeters ot' reference. the numeral l() def-:ignater,l generally our improved plow which consists of a plow beam ll. to a point in spaced relation troni the rear extremity whereo'l' are secured upwardly curved diverging handles 12 connected at their outer terminals by a brace 13 and to the rear extremity ot the beam 11 by upwardly extending brackets 'I he torward end ot' the plow beam 11 has secured `thereto the usual draft attachment t3. while the customary standard t6 is adjustably secured adjacent the said draft attachment and has journaled to its lower terminal the usual supporting wheel 17. A. standard bracket 1S is bolted or otherwise secured to the rear o't` the beam ll and Consists ot a base plate 1t) from the lower extremity of which project` parallel flanges t). between which is bolted or otherwise removably `secured a 'forwardly slanting standard 2t. A shoe 32 is bolted to thel lower terminal ot' the standard Q1, tht` said shoe comprising an angle member `to the Forward vertical flange of which is removably secured a shoe point Q23. This shoe point QS consists ot a vertical side member 24 Ytrom the upper edge ot which extends a laterally projecting flange 25. the outer side ot' which is curved downwardly as indicated b v the numeral Qt to prevent injury by its engagement with the vegetables to be removed t'roni the ground. 'l`he upper side of perspective view of the the point Q8 slantsI at` an obiique angle with respect to the bottom ot' the shoe 22. while the rear end thereo't is countersunk as at 27 t'or engagement with thewtor vardly extending projection ot a lit'ting plate Qt). The inner edge ot the lifting plate Q9 engages one side ot the standard Q1. while the outer edge thereof is curved downwardly, as at 30 to contorni with the curved side of the litting point` 2). An angle bracket 31 is Jformed in one end with an aperture 82,L

through which a bolt is passed to secureI said bracket` to the plate Qt). rlhe bracket 3l is provided with another opening in its depending lateral extension which alines with apertures Aformed in the standard and shoe respectively. thereby providing a means by which a bolt may be used to retain the said Shoe `standard and bracket rigidly together. rlhe bottom of the point 23 is extended slightly below the upper edge of the horizontal flange of the shoe 22 and lies in the same horizontal plane as the bottom thereof, while the terminal of the vpoint 23 is curved slightly, as indicated by the numeral 33, from which it extends in a straight line in the saine plane as the lifting plate 29, as will be readily apparent from an inspec- ,tion of l..

From the foregoing disclosures taken in connection with the accompanying draw ings, it will be manifest that a plow for the plate secured to the plow shoe within said recess and a bracket connecting said lifting plate with the standard and plow shoe, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination in a plow of the na ture described,of a plow beam, a bracket secured to the lower side thereof, a forwardly slanting standard supported by the bracket, an angular plow shoe secured to said standard, a shoe point secured to the shoe, said shoe point extending at an oblique angle with respect to the shoe at one side thereof, and lying flush with the bottom of said shoe at its opposite side, a lifting plate secured to the shoe and provided with a downwardly curved edge conforming in shape to the edge of 'the shoe and a bracket secured. to said lifting plate and to the shoe and standardg substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

in testimony whereof, we affix our signa tures, in presence of two witnesses.

GlRGE Falli..

Mlll'i N D. FAT-l.

"Witnesses G. E. CAB/frenan. S. S. ARNAT. 

